Phillip Boa

Phillip Boa

Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub in 2007
Background information
Birth name Ernst Ulrich Figgen
Born 18 January 1963
Genres Independent, Metal
Occupations Singer, guitarist, composer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1985 - present
Labels Ja! Musik, Constrictor, RCA/BMG, Polydor, Motor Music, Universal
Associated acts Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub, Voodoocult
Website www.phillipboa.de

Phillip Boa (born Ernst Ulrich Figgen, 18 January 1963 in Dortmund, Germany) is a German independent music singer, guitarist and composer.

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Music

In 1985, he founded the Independent band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub. With their album Hair and the single Container Love, they experienced a commercial breakthrough and international recognition in 1989.

Boa's music is influenced by British punk rock and New Wave, its style swings between pop and avantgarde. A continuous charasteric are the catchy and melodic choruses, interrupted or alienated by atmospheric shifts. Thereby the voice of band member Pia Lund and Boa's own throaty singing contrast diametrically. After his most successful album so far, Boaphenia (1993), Boa made a deliberate musical cut to focus on a Metal project. Boa founded the Heavy metal band Voodoocult, consisting of members Dave Lombardo (drums), Chuck Schuldiner (guitar), Waldemar Sorychta (guitar), Mille Petrozza (guitar) and himself as vocalist.

The autumn of 2006 saw Boa and his Voodooclub start their Remastered tour. They consequently only played songs from the three re-published albums Copperfield, Hair and Hispañola. Moreover, since 2001, they play two or three annual Christmas concerts at the Leipzig Moritzbastei fortress. On 3 August 2007, the album Faking to Blend In was released on Motor Music.

Discography

Regular albums by Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub

Samplers, live albums and re-releases

Voodoocult

Trivia

References

External links

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.